Sea-level indicators

Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series

Volumn Part 2, Issue , 2011, Pages 978-991

  Smithers, Scott G ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84880602793     PISSN: 13884360     EISSN: 1871756X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-2639-2_24     Document Type: Conference Paper

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